herm. i think those things both refer to totally different things and therefore cant be compared.

the one from tarantula is about a girl - i am fairly sure about this, although i still need to read the official lyrics.

the other one is about the state of the world.

how can you ever compare the two??

You Said

06-03-2007, 09:58 PM

edit by RopeyLopey: I am gonna ban you.

Lyric

06-03-2007, 10:03 PM

-insert manson video here-

Ok that is a little obscure and there is no way i am watching it...

WHY for the love of god did you post it?

Runsaber

06-03-2007, 10:07 PM

if darcy and james had beaten billy to the punch and reformed the pumpkins first, with moby as their frontman, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

chew on that one.

thurston

06-03-2007, 10:28 PM

if darcy and james had beaten billy to the punch and reformed the pumpkins first, with moby as their frontman, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

chew on that one.

i think i'd want to see that before i see billy perform zeitgeist

ToEachesOwn

06-03-2007, 10:34 PM

What the hell dude. Don't autoplay vids.

theeggofhope

06-03-2007, 10:38 PM

:lock:

Runsaber

06-03-2007, 10:40 PM

thx 4 contributing

Effloresce

06-03-2007, 10:41 PM

Waste of bandwidth, del

Runsaber

06-03-2007, 10:41 PM

you're a waste of bandwidth.

jack_kerouac03

06-03-2007, 10:42 PM

you're a waste of bandwidth.

OH SNAP

Runsaber

06-03-2007, 10:43 PM

i will defend your thread to the bitter end, jack_kerouac

morespsoon

06-03-2007, 11:57 PM

Here's your answer:

I'm out walking shade
To brush these fires aside
To calm the rising fight
To build you a new life

It's all about calming the rising fight. So, the "fight, fight" chant in "United States" is meant to simulate a fight for us. When we listen to the song and scream "Revolution, fight", it's like therapy. We sing those lyrics, we get out our frustration, and as a result we never fight the system in real life. This all works to achieve Billy's stated mission of "To calm the rising fight."

AyEye

06-04-2007, 12:02 AM

maybe its a velvet revolution

hereisnowhy

06-04-2007, 12:44 AM

"All things change."
"I resolve to never change."

Does Bolly want us to think about something, or can he not keep track of contradictory lyrics from one song to the next? You decide!

tcm

06-04-2007, 12:47 AM

like anyone with an ounce of humanity in their bones he is, at times, conflicted.

which is rather suspect given what we know about any humanity he once had.

greedo

06-04-2007, 12:52 AM

I thought it was common knowledge that United States is sung from the p.o.v. of the character Miguel Hernandez and Tarantula is from the p.o.v. of Julie McCracken.

Boycott Graceland

06-04-2007, 12:52 AM

edit by RopeyLopey: I am gonna ban you.
i enjoy this edgy new ropeylopey